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Savour Canadian Cheeses
Cheese Notes
Five Brothers
Gunn’s Hill Artisan Cheese Woodstock Ontario gunnshillcheese ca
Five Brothers
is is a a a a a a a a a cow’s milk cheese that combines traits from Gouda and a a a a a a a a a Swiss variety called Appenzeller At eight months old it it has a a a a a a firm yet creamy texture and rich diverse flavours with sweeter overtones Distinctive eyes are scattered throughout the the body of the the cheese cheese All of the the the the milk to produce this unique cheese cheese comes from the the the the family’s dairy farm It is is named after the the the the five Ysselstein brothers one of whom is the owner and and cheese maker at at Gunn’s Hill Winner Firm Category 2013 Canadian Cheese Grand Prix Alpindon
Kootenay Alpine Cheese Co Creston British Columbia kootenaymeadows com Using unpasteurized organic milk milk from from their own mixed herd this cheese is is only made with milk milk from from the the summer pastures Translated Alpindon
means “Gift of the Alpine” and and and is is is carefully modeled after French Beaufort d’Alpage This firm cheese is is is hand-rubbed and and and cave-aged for a a a a a a a a a a minimum of six months It exhibits a a a a a a a a a a smooth nut flavour a a a a a a a a a a complex finish a a a a a a a a a a rich golden interior and a a a a a a a a a a dark textured rind Sylvan Star Grizzly Gouda Sylvan Star Cheese Ltd Red Deer Alberta sylvanstarcheesefarm ca
The Schalkwijk family moved to to to Alberta from Holland in fin in 1995 to to to start a a a a a a a a a a a farm Not finding any cheese that compared to to to their homeland they started making cheese cheese in in 1999 with with the the milk milk from their own cows All Sylvan Star cheeses are made with with heat treated milk milk which does not contain additives or antibiotics and and all cheeses are lactose free The Grizzly Gouda is is the oldest and and is is available Extra Aged (9 to to 12 months old) and and Grizzly Sharp (over one year old) The The rich flavour is a a a a a a a a mixture of of nuts butter and and toffee The The texture becomes flakier with some crystals forming in in in these aged versions Winner Gouda and and Farmhouse category 2013 Canadian Cheese Grand Prix Ask for these fine cheeses in:
Toronto: Alex Farms (Bayview and and Danforth locations) Global Cheese Cheese Cheese Nancy’s Cheese Cheese Cheese The Cheese Cheese Cheese Smythe
(at the Brick Works Market Saturdays) Whole Foods Loblaws and and Sobeys Vancouver: Choices Market Market Market Marketplace IGA Thrifty Foods Foods Stong’s Market Market Market Benton Brothers
Fine Cheese Urban Fare Whole Foods Foods Les Amis du Fromage and La Grotta del Formaggio Calgary: Calgary Calgary Farmers Market Market Community Natural Foods and Blushlane Organic Market Market Visit the cheesemakers’ websites for additional retailers Presented by
Dairy Farmers of Canada
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